Category Archives: Travel Guides
Philip`s Moon Map
* The essential map for all Moonwatchers* Superbly detailed map of the Moon`s visible surface* 500 Moon features located, with index* Craters, seas, mountains, peaks and valleys* Landing sites of manned and unmanned spacecraft located* Helpful text aids moonwatching* Plus map of the far side of the Moon* Maps drawn by lunar expert Dr. John
Surrey Philip`s Street Atlas
This fully updated Philip`s street atlas of Surrey gives comprehensive and detailed coverage of the county in a convenient spiral-bound format. The route planner shows all the A and B roads, and can be used when driving to get close to the destination before turning to the relevant large-scale street map. The street maps show
Philip`s Guide to the Northern Constellations
A guide to stars and constellations visible with the naked eye in the northern hemisphere, illustrated with simple `signpost` maps to guide the reader around the night sky, for each season. Additional highlights include information on our solar system, as well as fascts about comets, meteors and the Universe.
Philip`s Essential Guide to Space
A stimulating guide detailing recent developments in space exploration written by Paul Sutherland. Rockets, spacecraft and satellites – the first steps into space. The race to the Moon – and future lunar exploration. Exploring the Solar System – up-to-date information about human and robotic spaceflight. Making space home – living and working on the International
Norfolk Philip`s Street Atlas
The only atlas with all the named streets in Norfolk. Updated edition for 2016 with new business parks and estates added. From Philip`s, the UK`s leading publisher of county street atlases. Street maps show car parks, schools, hospitals and many other places of interest. Practical route-planning section showing all A and B roads. BECCLES, GREAT
Derbyshire Philip`s Street Atlas
The only atlas with all the named streets in Derbyshire. Updated edition for 2016 with new business parks and estates added. From Philip`s, the UK`s leading publisher of county street atlases. Street maps show car parks, schools, hospitals and many other places of interest. Practical route-planning section showing all A and B roads. BUXTON, CHESTERFIELD,
The Maghreb Since 1800
The Maghreb – the region that today encompasses Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya – is a region apart within the larger Muslim and Arab world. Today the focus of popular uprisings for democracy and participation, it underwent long periods of colonisation and anti-colonial nationalist resistance, both peaceful and militant. To understand the nature of today`s
Tibet: An Unfinished Story
Tibet`s enduring myth, animated by the tales of Himalayan adventurers, British military expeditions, and the novel, Lost Horizon, remains an inspirational fantasy, a modern morality play about the failure of brutality to subdue the human spirit. Tibet also exercises immense `soft power` as one of the lenses through which the world views China. This book
Pakistan: A New History
If Pakistan is to preserve all that is good about its country – the generosity and hospitality of its people, the dynamism of its youth – it must face the deterioration of its social and political institutions. Sidestepping easy headlines to identify Pakistan`s true dangers, this volume revisits the major turning points and trends of
Genoa, `La Superba`: The Rise and Fall of a Merchant Pirate Superpower
Genoa has an incredible story to tell. It rose from an obscurity imposed by its harsh geography to become a merchant-pirate superpower that helped create the medieval world. It fought bitter battles with its great rival Venice and imprisoned Marco Polo, as the feuding city states connected Europe to the glories of the East. It
Crossing the Congo: Over Land and Water in a Hard Place
Shortlisted for a 2016 Edward Standford Travel Writing AwardIn 2013, three friends set off on a journey that they had been told was impossible: the north-south crossing of the Congo River Basin, from Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to Juba, in South Sudan.Traversing two and a half thousand miles of the toughest terrain
Heineken in Africa: A Multinational Unleashed
For Heineken, “rising Africa” is already a reality: the profits it extracts there are almost 50 per cent above the global average, and beer costs more in some African countries than it does in Europe. Heineken claims its presence boosts economic development on the continent. But is this true?Investigative journalist Olivier van Beemen has spent
Queen of the Sea: A History of Lisbon
Lisbon was almost somewhere else. Portuguese officials considered moving the city after it was devastated by what is believed to be the strongest earthquake ever to strike modern Europe, in 1755, followed by a tidal wave as high as a double-decker bus and a six-day inferno that turned sand into glass. Lisbon`s charm is legendary,
Isle of Wight Street Atlas
This local street atlas of the Isle of Wight gives detailed coverage of the whole of the island at a scale of 2 2/3 inches to 1 mile. Important for ferry links to the Isle of Wight, the mainland towns of Southampton, Gosport, Lymington and Portsmouth are included at the same scale. Central Portsmouth is
Auschwitz Violin
In the winter of 1991, at a concert in Krakow, an older woman with a marvelously pitched violin meets a fellow musician who is instantly captivated by her instrument. When he asks her how she obtained it, she reveals the remarkable story behind its origin…Imprisoned at Auschwitz, the notorious concentration camp, Daniel feels his humanity
Cornwall Philip`s Street Atlas
This fully updated Philip`s street atlas of Cornwall and Plymouth gives comprehensive and detailed coverage of the region in a convenient spiral-bound format. The route planner shows all the A and B roads, and can be used when driving to get close to the destination before turning to the relevant large-scale street map. The street
Stirring Pot – A History of African Cuisine
Africa has an immensely rich culinary history and a huge variety of foodstuffs is consumed there, reflecting the myriad influences that have shaped what people eat and how they prepare and consume food and drink. Outsiders are often surprised to learn this, given the association of the continent with famine, drought and other hardships. “Stirring
Wiltshire and Swindon Philip`s Street Atlas
This fully updated Philip`s street atlas of Wiltshire and Swindon gives comprehensive and detailed coverage of the area in a convenient spiral-bound format. The route planner shows all the A and B roads, and can be used when driving to get close to the destination before turning to the relevant large-scale street map. The street
African Soccerscapes – How a Continent Changed the World`s Game
African Soccerscapes – How a Continent Changed the World`s Game looks at how African football reflects the history and culture of those who play the game in the continent and how they have shaped it in a distinctively African manner. Football may obey global rules, but the influence of magicians and healers, the nurturing of
Gloucestershire Philip`s Street Atlas
This fully updated Philip`s street atlas of Gloucestershire and Bristol gives comprehensive and detailed coverage of the region in a convenient spiral-bound format. The route planner shows all the A and B roads, and can be used when driving to get close to the destination before turning to the relevant large-scale street map. The street
